Wylie Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wylie Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wylie family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 129
Coal Miner 10
Living On Own Means 9
Domestic Servant 7
General Labourer 7
Farmer 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Charwoman 5
Clerk 4
Mariner 4
General Servant 4
Tailor 4
Cook Domestic Servant 3
School Mistress 3
Farm Servant 3
Furnace Labourer 3
Dress Maker 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
Draper's Assistant 2
Farmer's Son 2
Brick Layer 2
A Engineer 2
Accountant Clerk 2
Dressmakers Apprentice 2

Wylie Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Willey 50% 21,119
2 Wiley 40% 5,529
3 Wylie 100% 5,512
4 Willy 40% 3,278
5 Wyllie 83% 1,530
6 Wyle 80% 474
7 Wayle 60% 164

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The surname Wylie is the 3rd most popular variant of Willey.

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